The year 2020 will not be forgotten in a hurry, owing to the global disruption in all fields of human endeavour, largely because of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, code-named as COVID-19. The aviation industry, just like every other sector of the economy in 2020, had its own...
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Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 10 miners trapped underground following a gold mine blast in east China’s Shandong Province. A total of 22 miners were trapped underground due to the mine blast on Jan. 10 in Qixia under the city of Yantai. Eleven miners were rescued on Sunday...
Adamawa Fire Service says it saved property worth N463.5 million in rescue operations during fire outbreaks in the state between January and December 2020. Mr Abdullahi Adamu, the state Chief Fire Officer said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Monday. Adamu...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Yobe, has confiscated over 250 bottles of unregistered hand sanitiser from various shops across the state. Mr Lawan Dadingelma, NAFDAC Co-ordinator in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Monday that the...
Workers in the Osun civil service on Grade Levels 12 and below, on Monday stayed away from offices and their duty posts in compliance with the state government directive on Coronavirus (Covid-19). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Secretary to the State Government, Mr Wole Oyebamiji, in...
As Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) opens its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, a financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, has advised the committee to address rising inflationary rates. Unegbu, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja,...
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has said she detests the leadership style of the President Muhammed Buhari. Ezekwesili who shared on her official Twitter handle said Buhari’s “ethnic chauvinism and condemnable clannishness” have “deepened the gullies of disagreement and disaffection among people, ethnicities, regions, religions and classes.” She...
Chelsea will reportedly fire club legend and coach, Frank Lampard following a poor run of form that does not reflect how busy the club was during the transfer window that saw it spend over $292 million on players, Telegraph reports. Confirmation could come as soon as today after Chelsea...
Schools and institutions of higher learning in Uganda still remain closed as the country grapples with a surge in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, a senior government official said on Monday. Alex Kakooza, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Sports, tweeted that only candidate classes and finalists in institutions...
A Delta-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Nigerian Child Welfare Fund says that there is high demand for child adoption in the state. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NGO, Mr Joshua Omorere made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Warri....
The Australian government has suspended the quarantine free travel arrangement for New Zealand’s passengers for a minimum of 72 hours. The suspension was in order to reduce the risk of new variant of the COVID-19 virus entering the community. Greg Hunt, Australia’s Minister for Health, announced the decision on...
A security guard, 35, Imume Okoro, on Monday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a used car engine worth N1.5 million. The police charged Okoro, whose address was not provided, with three counts of conspiracy, breach of peace and theft. The defendant, however,...
The Head of Media and Publicity of Tinubu Support Group(TSG), Oluwatosin Johnson has debunked the statement credited to the National Coordinator of Northern Patriots Assembly, Alhaji Salihu Mohammed that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the sponsor of the Fulani/ Yoruba crises in Oyo state In a statement on Monday,...
Two brothers, Abass, 25; and Musliu Olayiwola, 59; on Monday appeared in a Magistrates’ court in Badagry, Lagos for alleged assault and breach of public peace. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Clement Okuiomose, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on Jan.19 at about 9 p.m., in Atipromeh...
An Abuja-based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), on Monday urged government officials at all levels and members of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to avail themselves of the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to restore the people’s confidence. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Turkey on Monday received 6.5 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, Sinovac. A Turkish Airlines cargo plane loaded with the vaccines landed at Istanbul Airport early in the morning from China’s capital Beijing. This latest delivery was part of a second planned shipment...
The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State has shut down indefinitely by the Authorities of the institution . The indefinite closure of the school was coming about 24 hours after an accident caused by a truck belonging to Dangote Group claimed the lives of some students...
China has allocated 104 billion yuan (about 16 billion dollars) from its central budget to fund basic living allowances for needy people ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, an official said on Monday.Temporary assistance and subsidies will be provided directly by local authorities to those who face dire situations...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested one Korede Anifowose, male, of 24, Omisakin St., Agbelekale, Abule Egba suburb of Lagos for attacking one Sola Musa, a Point Of Sale (POS) operator, at Fatolu Bus Stop, Ipaja. This is contained in a statement signed by the Lagos...
Group Captain Richard Fordjour (Rtd.), a confidant of the late President Jerry John Rawlings has revealed that the late former president in his last days on earth felt betrayed by those that he had worked with in the past. Therefore, the former president died betrayed. Speaking at a vigil held in...